Jean Canesse, Media365, published on Wednesday November 6, 2024 at 11:18 p.m.
At the end of a match marked by sterile domination, PSG was punished at the very last second by an Atlético de Madrid team which seized its chance (1-2) and made the task ever more difficult. difficult in the Champions League.
The European meetings follow one another and are similar for PSG. Or not. After being held at the Parc des Princes by PSV Eindhoven (1-1, 3rd day), the capital club once again dominated its opponent in its stadium, confiscating the ball, multiplying the opportunities, wasting a lot too. New downside, and not the least: failing to materialize this superiority on the scoreboard, the Rouge-et-Bleu were this time punished in the final seconds by a hitherto harmless team.
However, everything started well for Luis Enrique's players, invigorating from the start of the match, dangerous and rewarded after less than a quarter of an hour. Well helped, too, by Lenglet's blunder in the area, the Ile-de-France residents took the lead after the recovery of Dembélé and a very nice dive from Zaire-Emery (1-0, 14th). The starting point for a health walk? Far from it. Four minutes later, Atlético had already fallen behind, with a lucky goal and a fox from Molina (1-1, 18th). And Diego Simeone's collective to play in their shoes again, calmly installed in their 40 meters in 4-4-2 (or sometimes even in 6-3-1). And without being disturbed until the break.
Hakimi ate the leaf
Better off in this match, Paris was completely extinguished by the Colchoneros' lightning equalizer but it did not give up. The second half was one-sided and Vitinha's partners created no less than seven clear chances. The problem is that they displayed the same problems as against Eindhoven, a glaring inefficiency, and Barcola (58th, 64th), Marquinhos (74th) or Hakimi (77th) have, for example, all failed against Oblak . The very offensive Parisian full-back even wasted a second huge opportunity, at the very last second, this time wanting to play as a team and missing his pass to Mendes totally alone at the penalty spot (90th +3).
The turning point of the match? This is very possible, Atlético playing a counter without even hurrying in stride, with a long overthrow of Griezmann and a Correa scorer after having eliminated Vitinha very easily (1-2, 90th +4). A cruel outcome for Paris, which pays a high price for its lack of realism, with direct consequences in the ranking. After half of the group stage played, Luis Enrique's players are currently 25th, the first place synonymous with direct elimination, without even going through the play-offs. And to think that we will soon have to travel to Munich, Salzburg, Stuttgart and welcome Manchester City. Vast program.
